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The western screech owl is a small species of owl that hails from Canada, United States, Mexico, and Central America. They are related to the eastern screech owl. These owls face the threats of habitat loss and destruction seeing as these owls rely on natural cavities and old woodpecker holes […]

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The white-tailed antelope squirrel, aka antelope squirrel, antelope ground squirrel, or white-tailed antelope ground squirrel, hails from the southwestern United States as well as northern Mexico and Baja Californian islands. They face the threat of urban expansion in rapidly growing desert communities, alongside agricultural development, which alters and fragments their […]

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The plains pocket gopher is but 1 of 35 species of pocket gophers, named in reference to their externally located, fur-lined cheek pouches. These rodents face the threats of urban sprawl and lawn-centric landscaping which reduces the available natural grassland. Farming as well as continuous plowing destroys underground systems and […]

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The Cuban tree frog hails from Cuba, the Bahamas, and the Cayman Islands; but has become invasive in several other places around the Americas. These large tree frogs have a voracious appetite and will eat nearly anything they can get into their mouths. They’re threatened by severe winter freezes that […]

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The northern rosella, aka Brown’s rosella or smutty rosella, is a species of parrot that hails from northern Australia, ranging from the Gulf of Carpentaria and Arnhem Land to the Kimberley. These birds face the threat of land clearing for development or agriculture which reduces available woodland habitats. Uncontrolled or […]

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The brown rainbow boa calls the Central American and South American jungles and rainforests their home. They are a nonvenomous constrictor that faces the ongoing threat of widespread deforestation and agricultural expansion that clears out the humid forests and coastal clearings these snakes rely on to live. These snakes are […]

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The southwestern water vole, aka southern water vole, is a large amphibious species of vole hailing from France, Portugal, and Spain. They only thrive where the banks and vegetation haven’t been drastically altered by human activity. Consequently, habitat loss and degradation (as a result of drainage, dredging, canal-building, infrastructure development, […]

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The Arrau turtle, aka South American river turtle, giant South American turtle, giant Amazon River turtle, Arrau sideneck turtle, Amazon River turtle, or the Arrau, hails from South America. They face the threats of poaching and trafficking for the illegal pet trade. Mega, hydroelectric dams flood critical nesting beaches, alter […]

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The redtail catfish, aka cajaro, banana catfish, or pirarara is the only extant species of its genus, Phractocephalus, that hails from South America. These fish face the threats of habitat loss and destruction at the hands of deforestation, agricultural runoff, and large-scale basin alterations that disrupt the slow-moving tributaries and […]

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The Albert’s lyrebird, aka northern lyrebird, is a shy, pheasant-sized songbird endemic to the subtropical rainforests of eastern Australia. Due to exceptionally dry years, fires have long been considered their main threat, especially to outlying subpopulations. Habitat loss and destruction due to logging and wood pulp plantations is another ongoing […]

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